HIST408X

Senior Seminar; Britain at War: A Social and Cultural History, From WWI to the Cold War

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Prerequisite: Permission of department. From the idealism of the "Soldier Poets" of 1914 who believed war would be "a great adventure" to the apocalyptic fears of the Cold War generation, war has shaped Twentieth Century British social and cultural history, especially British notions of class and gender. This is a readings based seminar, using memoirs, novels, and films, as well as secondary sources.

Sister Courses: HIST408A, HIST408B, HIST408C, HIST408D, HIST408E, HIST408F, HIST408G, HIST408I, HIST408J, HIST408K, HIST408L, HIST408M, HIST408N, HIST408O, HIST408P, HIST408Q, HIST408R, HIST408T, HIST408V, HIST408W, HIST408Y, HIST408Z

Spring 2026

Julie Taddeo

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Past Semesters

Julie Taddeo

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Holly Brewer

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.43 between 84 students*

HIST408X Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 25%
A: 28.57%
A+: 1.19%
B-: 3.57%
B: 5.95%
B+: 28.57%
C+: 2.38%
W: 3.57%
other: 1.19%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.